They used to make them from Bosch 009 distributors, but I think those are finally out of production. The distributor is a bit too short and requires an extended gog (cannot be seen in the picture). The points were replaced with the Compufire 21100 module. For details, see the Compufire website.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Flivesay. But won't the o-ring snap back into place in the distributor shaft indentation (where it is now) as I'm pushing the shaft into the block?still working on my coffee but--I have the centerline dizzy in my 1750 spider. Put the o ring in the block--not the distributor shaft and coat it with grease or whatever you can find slippery. use hand pressure to force it down while carefully tightening the hold down nut. Don't use just the nut to bring it down as it can **** sideways and possibly strip the stud. Wiggle the rotor button to make sure the dog gear engages as you pull it down. After running for a while and getting everything warm, check the holdown nut to make sure it's tight. I'm pleased with it--I set it full advance (M) about 4500 on the 1750.
Apparently I can't use the word for a male chicken to describe the off-center effect
Right now I don't even have the hold down collar on so I can eliminate anything that might be interfering with proper seating. Just to be sure we're talking about the same o ring, I've added an arrow to the centerline picture below (sorry JoeCab for any copyright issues).
I have not messed with the o-ring at all for fear of overstretching it. However, I face little resistance when advancing the shaft until I reach the o-ring. With more force, I may be able to get past it. However, I'd like to feel that reassuring "click" as the dog teeth fall into their notches. I can't be exactly sure about alignment without doing a little twisting of the rotor. Although I marked the position of the old rotor and distributor body at TDC before removing, it seems the relationship between the plane of the new rotor and dog teeth is different, so I wouldn't feel comfortable using securing plate to force the distributor into place. Right now I can't get the distributor deep enough to even feel confident that the dog teeth are even contacting the slot they should fit into. I guess I'll keep playing around with it. Heck, I've only lost a few grams of skin from my hands and about a half cc of blood--I'm just getting started
Sorry, the distributor can in fact be difficult to seat. I use a product called Sil-Glide, a very slippery lube from NAPA that makes doing so much easier.Anyone else have a problem seating the centerline distributor shaft? My old Marelli shaft seems to be a bit narrower (especially where the centerline's version has a rubber "0" ring and I can't seem to get the centerline down all the way to where the 2 teeth engage. If all else fails I'll call them tomorrow but was hoping to go to a local alfa brunch today.
Well, I was thinking of grilling something, but I'll have to start the grill with a match because now I have no spark (from the coil
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